While I was reading up on the century of French civil wars (1559-1653), I discovered there were several marriage alliances proposed during the Fronde, but two of the more interesting ones were:
Mlle de Guise was engaged to the duc de Mercoeur (Louis de Bourbon-Vendome (1612-1669)) and later to Wladyslaw IV of Poland.
Mlle de Chevreuse (daughter of another prince of Lorraine) was betrothed at one point to the duc de Beaufort (brother of Mercoeur), then to the duke of Brunswick-Zeil, before being allied to the prince de Conti in 1650. The marriage was prevented by his vacillation and her early death.
Both women were put forward to solidify alliances between two parties of Frondeurs.
What if these marriages were to come to pass? Mlle de Guise was Gaston d'Orléans' one-time (half-)sister-in-law, while Mlle de Chevreuse was the daughter of the famous intrigante and member of the house of Rohan, the duchesse de Chevreuse.
Mlle de Guise was engaged to the duc de Mercoeur (Louis de Bourbon-Vendome (1612-1669)) and later to Wladyslaw IV of Poland.
Mlle de Chevreuse (daughter of another prince of Lorraine) was betrothed at one point to the duc de Beaufort (brother of Mercoeur), then to the duke of Brunswick-Zeil, before being allied to the prince de Conti in 1650. The marriage was prevented by his vacillation and her early death.
Both women were put forward to solidify alliances between two parties of Frondeurs.
What if these marriages were to come to pass? Mlle de Guise was Gaston d'Orléans' one-time (half-)sister-in-law, while Mlle de Chevreuse was the daughter of the famous intrigante and member of the house of Rohan, the duchesse de Chevreuse.